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sILAs BAR'KER, CF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

Letters .Patent No. 80,114, dated July 21, 1868.

IMPROVD `WASHING-lillAGHINF.

To ALL WHCM 1T MAY CONCERNE Be it known that I, SILAs BAKKER, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, have 'invented a new and useful Washing-Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following isa fullclear, and

e'xact description of the construction and operation thereof, whereby aperson skilled inthe art can makeand l use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 shows a front view of the'machine.

Figure 2 shows a top view of the same.

The dotted lines show concealed parts.

Like letters in the figures indicate the same parts. i v

A A B B is a box, with lat sides and bottom, having the ends B B made with curved inside faces, as shown iniig. l. 4

Inside this box, the rpart C Cslides backward and forward, restingr en the narrow pieces D D, fig. -2, at, 'the sidesof the bottom of the box, so as Vnot to come directly in contact with the bottom. i

In" the middle of the box is a partition, E, dividing it intotwo water-tight compartments. The two ends of the part C C connect over the top of `this partition, by means of the bars F F, &c., leaving the partition i i without any openings tbroughit. i

The part C C is furnished with two inclined wash-'boards G G, formed o'f slats secured to the pieces F F, 'which' extend downto the bottom of the boxoneach' side of the partition E'. The lower slats are m'ade withan edge of the form shown inthe drawings, for the purpose of'pushing the articles to'be washed over and over While operated upon. Above these the slats are rounded, as in a commonwash-board, but are placed somewhat apart to permit the passage of the wat-er between them. The slatsabove where the water would usually reach i in the box, are placed close together. The slats may also be arranged so as' to have openings between them,

the whole height 'of the board G. I

The bars F are kept apar-tand stifened by the pieces H H, &c. v

I is a connecting-rod, leading from the-movable part C C, to a crank on the shaft J.:

K is a flywheel, attached to the shaft- .Land furnished with a handle, L, for giving motion to the machine.

M is a piece secured across the top of the box, -to stitl'en the sides,land serve'1`s a guide for vthe part CC.

O O are plug-holes to let out the waste water.

The operation of my invention is as follows i The articles to be washed-are placed in the box, between the wash-board G and the end B, and the box filled with Water. Thewheel K' is turned by means `ot' the handle L, which. communicates a reciprocating motion to the part C 0,'by` means offthe connecting-rod I. This movement presses the-articles tobe washed against the ends B of the box alternately, and at the same time rolls them over and over, presenting all parts to'the action ot' tbe boards G G. This is effected by the lower slats ofthe boards, which have sharp corners, pushing the bottom of the mass back against the end, B, and allowingthe top to fall over against the'upper part of the board G, which operation is assisted bythecurved form of the end of the b'ox B. I i

During the movement of the part C C'back and forth, the water in the box passes through the openings between the slats of the boards G. Thetivo ends of the box can be used separately, owing to the water-tight partition E between them. One end can be conveniently used for washing -with' soap, and the 'other for rinsing, the relative positions of the two receptacles being such that articles canbe easily passed from o-ne to the other.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isn l'lhe double wash-board G G, connected over the top of the partition E, when constructed and operating substantially as described. SILAS BARKER.

Witnesses: p

CHARLES E. FELLOWES,

THEO. G. ELLIS. 

